SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The scene outside of Golden 1 Center on Monday night was a reminder the outrage of a year ago has not subsided.

Two days earlier, the Sacramento district attorney announced no charges would be filed against the police officers responsible for killing Stephon Clark, an unarmed African-American man who was shot and killed in his grandmother’s backyard while holding a cellphone March 18, 2018.

The plaza outside of Golden 1 was barricaded along with a heavy police presence as demonstrations took place in the city, but not at the arena.

Clark’s death, and the protests afterward that nearly shut down a Kings game four days later, thrust the Sacramento Kings into the forefront of the discussion of how sports can impact social action and justice that began with a postgame address from team owner Vivek Ranadivé.

“We recognize that it is not just business as usual, and we are going to work really hard to bring everybody...